Wu Hongyi also raised his hand at this moment, but his face was expressionless.
Lu Zhengjun slowly raised her hand, admiring the fascinating expressions on Liu Dekai's face.
"Wow, that's a lot of votes!" Zhang Yufeng raised his hand and gestured to his network of contacts, who all raised their hands as well.
Lu Zhengjun gave a faint smile.
"How could this be?" Liu Dekai muttered to himself. He couldn't believe it and even unconsciously took a step forward, looking at the hands below the stage.
Like a thicket of thorns, it entangled and blocked his path to promotion.
“Impossible, impossible…” Liu Dekai murmured.
Standing next to him was the second candidate, Wang Hao.
Seeing Liu Dekai's reaction, Wang Hao felt incredibly pleased!
Commander Zhou's team is already counting the votes.
In the end, Tan Yongjie actually got half of the votes!
The dust has settled.
"Congratulations to Comrade Tan Yongjie on his promotion to battalion commander," Division Commander Zhou announced based on the results.
The specific appointment letter will be issued after the procedures are completed.
But today, in the conference room, in front of so many people, the selection is a done deal, and no one can change it.
"How is this possible? Impossible, impossible..." Liu Dekai simply couldn't accept this reality.
Mo Cheng wasn't much better off; he just couldn't understand how they could have lost the vote.
Why did Commander Liu and Commander Lu both vote for Tan Yongjie?
Mo Cheng wasn't surprised by Wu Hongyi and Jiang Xiaozhe's votes, since they often disagreed with each other.
But what about those loose tickets?
Especially based on the first two rounds of voting, it is impossible for anyone to get such a high number of votes. Even Qiao Shouyan, who is Liu Yuying's biological son, received fewer votes than Tan Yongjie. How is that possible?
"Dad," Liu Dekai called softly, looking at Mo Cheng below the stage.
We cannot leave this meeting room!
If this matter cannot be reversed today, then it's set in stone, and no matter what happens later, it can never be turned over. Even if Mo Cheng manipulates things behind the scenes, it still gives others an opportunity to gossip.
This vote must be overturned now, at this moment, immediately!
"Dad?" Liu Dekai asked anxiously.
The more excited and ecstatic he was before, the more he couldn't accept reality now.
Mo Cheng gave Liu Dekai a look, signaling him to calm down.
At this critical juncture, saying the wrong thing or making the wrong move could be seized upon by someone with ulterior motives, so we must be extremely careful.
If you miss today's promotion, there will be another opportunity.
But if you make a mistake, then the losses outweigh the gains.
"Step back." Mo Cheng didn't say anything, but mouthed Liu Dekai to behave more rationally.
Liu Dekai also came to his senses.
He was still on stage, being watched by so many people; he almost made a huge mistake just now.
Calm down, calm down...
Mo Cheng leaned back in his chair, his mind racing. He picked up his teacup, took a sip of tea, skimmed off the tea leaves, and then spoke leisurely.
"Congratulations, Comrade Tan Yongjie! But today's vote was truly unexpected and a pleasant surprise! Haha!"
"Oh?" Peng Guangyuan immediately asked, "Old Mo, what's the surprise?"
"I never expected that Deputy Battalion Commander Tan would have such a wide network of connections and get such a high number of votes. It seems that Deputy Battalion Commander Tan has made many friends in the army and has good interpersonal relationships. All of you other candidates should learn from Deputy Battalion Commander Tan!" Mo Cheng said with a smile.
These seemingly complimentary words, spoken with a smile, are actually the most malicious.
Not only did Tan Yongjie lose his smile, but the other candidates with low votes on stage also changed their expressions and dared not respond.
They're not stupid; everyone can tell that Mo Cheng is targeting Tan Yongjie.
The idea that he has a wide network of connections and makes many friends is just a way of saying that Tan Yongjie is forming cliques in the army!
If this accusation is confirmed, not only will his position as battalion commander be ruined, but his future career may also be completely cut off.
Tan Yongjie broke out in a cold sweat.
But unfortunately, he was too honest and not good with words at all.
Faced with Mo Cheng's seemingly gentle yet barbed words, he didn't even know how to refute himself and could only feel anxious.
Liu Dekai understood his father-in-law's implied meaning and quickly responded.
"Yes, Brother Tan, congratulations! I'll need your guidance in the future. How did you manage to maintain good relationships with so many division commanders, brigade commanders, and regimental commanders? I'd love to learn from you!" Liu Dekai added fuel to the fire.
The other candidates were utterly stunned as they watched the two of them sing in unison.
So what if Tan Yongjie defeated Liu Dekai and was promoted to battalion commander? It was a fair and square vote. Are they trying to destroy Tan Yongjie by smearing him like this?
For a moment, none of the candidates knew how to feel.
Should I regret not being elected, or should I be glad I wasn't elected?
Just then, Liu Yuying suddenly spoke up.
"Comrade Liu, you don't need to learn from Battalion Commander Tan." Liu Yuying was very calm, her tone was flat, and no one could tell what kind of tone she was using.
However, this statement is not entirely fair.
She addressed Liu Dekai as Comrade Xiao Liu.
Just now, Mo Cheng kept referring to Tan as Deputy Battalion Commander, but now Liu Yuying is calling Tan Yongjie Battalion Commander.
Lu Anguo reached out and touched his chin, hiding his smirking expression.
His mother-in-law is really something!
To be honest, they hadn't discussed it beforehand; it was just a case of great minds thinking alike!
Liu Yuying hadn't finished speaking yet.
"When it comes to networking, you far surpass him! Look at this, you've only been in the army for three or four years, and you're already a deputy battalion commander. Ask the other deputy battalion commanders around you what they were doing when they had been in the army for three or four years?"
"But when it comes to learning, soldiers should indeed learn from each other. Only through learning can we make progress!"
"You who didn't make the cut, and Battalion Commander Tan, you'd better learn a lot from Comrade Liu. You all see that, right? Having a good father-in-law makes all the difference!"
Liu Yuying said whatever she wanted, completely disregarding how others reacted.
Her words were extremely satisfying to most of the people present!
Isn't this exactly what they're thinking?
However, they dared not say it out loud, let alone say it so bluntly in front of Mo Cheng and Liu Dekai.
It's so gratifying to have Liu Yuying speak up for everyone now!
As for Mo Cheng, his face was already red and blue, swollen like a pig's liver, but he still couldn't retaliate!
Who can blame him when Liu Yuying is a division commander, while he's just a brigade commander!
In terms of rank, they completely crushed him.
The meeting room appeared completely silent, but everyone was inwardly agitated. Once they left the meeting room, Liu Yuying's words would surely spread among the soldiers.
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